OFF THE WIRE
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POLICE who intercepted 62 members of an outlaw motorcycle club during their annual charity ride on the Coast yesterday were happy to find none of them were riding under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Operation Intrepid saw police stop Outcasts Motorcycle Club members and other participants in the Sunshine Coast's second annual Labour Day Freedom Ride at Bokarina about 11am.
Several club members were spotted wearing colours.
Sunshine Coast police Inspector Keith Scultz said the Outcasts Motorcycle Club would have been aware its members were to be targeted yesterday.
But he said there was more to the operation than focusing on outlaw motorcycle gangs.
“It is also about road safety issues where we have an excess of motorcycle riders feature in our road fatality statistics,” Insp Schultz said.
“We are disappointed about the number of motorcyclists who have featured in our road fatalities this year and we are focused in making all people aware of the dangers.”
Insp Schultz said six people were picked up for defective vehicles and 24 traffic infringement tickets were issued.